Firestone Walker is one of the craft beer industry’s elder statesmen, so that means it is kind of stuck in its ways and willing to live off its beloved legacy… Read More

We head to the U.K., where brewer and pub operator Brakspear is brewing the original recipe for Brakspear Mild at its Bell Street Brewery, which was last brewed in 1996… Read More

Did you know acreage for barley has declined 57 percent in the last quarter century and further declines are likely to lead to increased imports of barley and malt? Competition… Read More

When hops are picked at the farm, something like 80 percent are processed into hop pellets. The milling process includes breaking apart the whole bale, grinding the hops into a… Read More

In our humble opinion, RyePAs always seem to deliver the goods. Maybe it’s because we drink so many IPAs that the ingredient tweaks of a RyePA make them standout from… Read More

Fans of Hogs Back Brewery in the United Kingdom will be able to satisfy their cravings for chocolate and beer in one easy serve, as Montezuma’s Chocolate Lager from Hogs… Read More

Washington grows about 75 percent of America’s hops (according to the latest national hop report from the USDA), and most of those are grown in the the Yakima Valley, which… Read More

Virginia isn’t just talking about growing hops — it wants to be the East Coast answer to the Pacific Northwest. The state is incentivizing growers and is now also playing… Read More

In Asheville, N.C., what you might call the east coast mecca of craft beer, Hi-Wire Brewing is a stand out. Known for producing approachable and balanced ales and lagers, the… Read More

While some get the opportunity to travel to exotic countries and attend fancy schools to understand the science of beer, others need to start small, specific and economical. Speaking of… Read More